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Cruise Planners Introduces Online Communication Coach Program For Home-Based Agents

Specifically designed to enable users to practice the selling skills of listening, exploring and asking open-ended questions, agents using the program will build the techniques they need to respond to commonly asked questions, objections and other concerns that stand in the way of a successful sale. 

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Oceania Cruises Holds Dual-Ship Celebratin at Fincantieri Shipyard

Oceania Cruises celebrated two milestones on Friday, February 26, at the Fincantieri shipyard near Genoa. The building dock for its new 1,258-guest, flagship Marina began filling with water and the first steel was cut for Riviera, a sister ship. Marina is scheduled to sail her maiden voyage on January 22, 2011; plans call for Riviera to debut in April 2012.

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CRUISE PLANNERS DONATES $18,000 TO FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION

CRUISE PLANNERS DONATES $18,000 TO FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION Donation funds collected through t-shirt sales and silent auction during annual convention MIAMI, FL – February 24, 2010 –Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, donated $18,000 to the Fisher House Foundation as part of its CP Cares initiative. The funds were collected at the company’s annual convention late last year through Cruise Planners t-shirt sales and a silent auction. “Cruise Planners has shown their commitment t...

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CRUISE PLANNERS ADDS NEW INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO ITS SUCCESSFUL

CRUISE PLANNERS adds new INDUSTRY experts to its successful Cruise planners UNiversity on-Line Curriculum Experts to assist home-based agents with business and sales-related skills FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – February 16, 2010 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, announced they will add new industry experts to its Cruise Planners University (CPU) sophomore class curriculum beginning in March. The online educational platform provides access to vigorous training courses, social networking op...

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HSMAI RECOGNIZES MICHELLE FEE AS ONE OF THE

HSMAI recognizes Michelle fee as one of the “top 25 most extraordinary minds” in sales and marketing The annual “hot list” pays tribute to those who define innovation, vision and achievement  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – January 15, 2010 – Michelle Fee, Co-Founder and CEO of Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, has been named one of the “top 25 most extraordinary minds” in sales and marketing for 2009 by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Associati...

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NEW FRANCHISE WEBSITE MAKES IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO “FIRE THEIR BOSS” AND INVEST IN THEMSELVES

NEW Franchise Website makes it easy for people to “Fire their Boss” and Invest in themselves Remaining Innovative, Cruise Planners launches franchise recruitment website Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – January 5, 2010 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, today announced the launch of its new franchise website designed exclusively for budding entrepreneurs seeking flexibility and personal career investments. At www.cruiseplannersfranchise.com, entrepreneurs interested in franchise o...

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CRUISE PLANNERS RANKS HIGH IN ENTREPRENEUR

Cruise planners RANKS HIGH ON ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE’S TOP FRANCHISE LIST Company is also ranked No. 1 in cruise industry for the 7th consecutive year Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – December 16, 2009 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, is ranked No. 62 in Entrepreneur’s 31st Annual Franchise 500 Issue.  For the seventh year in a row, the company is ranked No. 1 in the industry. “While other industries struggled this past year, Cruise Planners saw a significant increase ...

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CRUISE PLANNERS LAUNCHES CUSTOMIZED VIDEO MARKETING TOOL

Cruise planners launches customized video marketing toolFranchise owners can now order “GroupScoop Video” to promote their businessFort Lauderdale, Fla. – December 9, 2009 – Cruise Planners/American Express, the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry, today announced the availability of a “GroupScoop Video” program for its agents that offers customizable marketing videos at affordable prices through a partnership with Digital Design Video, a production company based in Ohio.  The new program allows Cru...

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Cruisitude Convention – Fireside Chats with Execs

One of the benefits of being a Cruise Planners franchise owner is that each agent receives support and has direct access to the Home Office team. CP’s four agent levels (Shooting Star, Rising Star, Superstar and Rockstar) were all invited to intimate fireside chats where CP agents were able to voice concerns, share success stories and offer comments from 2009. As CP continues to grow (we’ve seen our largest growth in 2009) the Home Office team uses the information from the chats to bring around change and improve the support from agents. This year, the main topic agents kept ch...

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Cruisitude Convention – Celebrity and Royal Caribbean’s Recipe for Success

Vicki Freed and Dondra Ritzenthaler from Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises put on quite a show when they threw raw eggs and flour at each other and discussed how agents can cook up a “Recipe for Success.”Dressed in aprons as Lucy and Ethel, the comic duo highlighted how cruise lines provide all the ingredients for CP agents to cook up success. Below, their Recipe for Success:1 cup – Truly leveraging your preferred suppliers and strategic partnerships and selling exclusive deals with cruise lines. (Sell the innovations the cruise lines are unveiling, like ...

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